Monday, May 4, 2009

Unknown Coelogyne


This is an unknown ( at least to me) Coelogyne from Mr. Lim Song in Penang. According to him, this plant was collected from the wild (芭种). The plant should be a Coelogyne (or related species) as seen from the picture. It has an unusually flattened pseudobulb, about 1.5 inch long and 1 inch wide, held flat against the medium ( a piece of netting with sphagnum moss inside). The flowers have not opened yet but the flower buds are strong bluish purple in colour. Must wait for it to flower to get a proper ID of the plant.
Many thanks in advance if any reader can let me know the ID of this plant.
Terima Kasih , Kum Sia and 谢谢.

3 comments:

  1. Hey Joe - could this actually be Acacalis....? Parent of Agx Eva's Blue Amazon...

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  2. Thanks.

    Really high chance to be Acacalis. I will re-confirm when the flower opens.

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  3. it will be gorgeous - I have a bunch of Zygonisia that should be putting out spikes in 2 months or so

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